Butte semi-weekly miner., 1887-04-02
Along the Coast Of Norway.

Navigation along the coast of Norway i
very smooth, with no dangers for the timid
or the victims of seasickness. Even when
running along the coast north and south
there are almost all the way outlying
islands which break the force Of tie sea,
giving smooth water, while the fjords which
run deep into the land, some of them being
eighty to 100 miles long, are as completely
land locked as an ordinary river. There is
at times difficulty in finding anchorage
it is necessary to decide beforehand as to
where you will anchor.
The Norwegian government takes as much
care in providing proper anchorage as in
providing lighthouses. You see along the
shore at intervals apparently white balle
upon the rocks, which on inquiry, you find
to be places where rings and staples have
been set into the rock for vessels to fasten
to, and small steamers are kept plying
along the coast to see that these are alwayr
in proper order. Along the whole north
coast there is an extremely perfect system
of telegTaphic communication, cables being
laid to the islands This system is used q
good deal to notify fishermen when the fish,
herring and Others have ''struck in in large
quantities at any given locality, so that not
only may fishermen 60 there to catch them,
but they may procure barrels and other
material for packing.-Col George Bliss in
New York Times,
Tho Clock was Sec.
He was a darky who wanted an alarm
clock. This was his mission when he en-
tered Hart's jewelry store After getting in
there he informed the accommodating clerk
of the nature of his visit, and that individ-
ual hastened to wait on him. He wished the
clock set, so as to spring the alarm at $3.50
a. M, as that was the hour at which be had
to get up, as he worked in restaurant that
required early service. He was particular
as to the time he wanted it go off, for he
was going to the theatre to spend the ear
lier part of the evening and was anxious not
to oversleep himself the next morning. Tom
Rogers, the clerk, a jocose fellow on such
occasions, at once saw the opportunity to
have some fun at the dark purchasers ex-
pense and took advantage Of the same. He
set the alarm accurately to 20 off at $50
p. M, put the clock in box, received the
price and handed over the parcel. The
buyer put the timepiece into his overcoat
pocket, loitered around unconscious Of anv
racket until it was time to 90 to
the play. Then he entered, and in company
with his best girl took a seat in the gallery.
He soon became absorbed in the fate of the
hero on the stage and had no thought Of his
overcoat, that he laid on the chair next to
mm. Everything was perfectly quiet
Suddenly there was resounding clatter in
the pocket of that big coat. Such a going
around and buzzing interrupted the gallery
proceedings. The shock aroused him from
bis reveries and his seat at the same instant
With frantic clutch he grabbed the coat.
clapped his hat over the instrument Of
noise, vainly endeavoring to still its din.
The colored lady by his side shrieked ont |
IN wild alright. A Senegambian philoso- |
pher IN his rear graveiy explained to the
startled persons around him that the man |
had developed into battery of electricity
md to move away from him or they might
get struck. This caused a commotion'
w bile this was going on the clatter ceased |
With as little warning as it had begun 81.
ence was restored, all save the aud;hIe
miles that circled round the gallery A.
oon as the purchaser had recovered from,
lis surprise he took in the situation .n-
'reciated the joke and afterwar detailed h;.
experiences to Tom Rogers, saying that
burned thing made him lose whole art >,
New Orleans Times Democrat
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most elaborate and costly toys only do th;s
OF q short time, as long as they are nev
Vhile some article that BY accident the chilli
a. become possessed of il a dai1v so,,rce -
leasure. "
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Q button and unbutton her little hoots
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